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The Council is composed of the chief executives and entrepreneurs of over 170 leading Canadian companies, operating in every sector and region of the country. We are united by a deep commitment to Canada and a desire to help the country reach its full potential.

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Richard Abboud

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Forum Asset Management

Philippe Adam

Chief Executive Officer

Pomerleau Inc.

Wendy Andrushko

President

DuPont Canada

Jahanzaib Ansari

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Knockri

Next-Generation Business Leader

Kristian Aquilina

President and Managing Director

General Motors of Canada

Mohammed Ashour

Co-Founder and Chairman

Aspire

Next-Generation Business Leader

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John Baker

President and Chief Executive Officer

D2L Corporation

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Scott Balfour

President and Chief Executive Officer

Emera

Board of Director

Janet Bannister

Co-Chair

C100 Association

Associate Member

Mark Barrenechea

Vice Chair, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer

OpenText

Martin Basiri

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Passage

Next-Generation Business Leader

Louis-Marie Beaulieu

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Groupe Desgagnés Inc.

John Beck

Chairman

Aecon Group Inc.

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Mark Becker

Chief Executive Officer

Dexterra Group Inc.

Ron Bedard

President and Chief Executive Officer

ArcelorMittal Dofasco

Kilian Berz

Managing Director and Senior Partner – Global Vice Chair, Financial Institutions

Boston Consulting Group

John Bianchini

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Hatch Ltd.

Michelle Biase

President and Managing Director

HP Canada Co.

Mirko Bibic

President and Chief Executive Officer

BCE Inc. and Bell Canada

Leon Binedell

President and Chief Executive Officer

Sherritt International Corporation

José Boisjoli

President and Chief Executive Officer

BRP

François Boulanger

President and Chief Executive Officer

CGI Inc.

Charles Brindamour

Chief Executive Officer

Intact Financial Corporation

Board of Director

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Alycia Calvert

Canada Chair and Chief Executive Officer

EY Canada

Heather Chalmers

President and Chief Executive Officer

GE Vernova Canada

Board of Director

Eric Chassard

President and Chief Executive Officer

Bruce Power

Neil Chrystal

President and Chief Executive Officer

Polygon Homes Ltd.

Raymond Chun

Group President and Chief Executive Officer

TD Bank Group

Carl Colizza

President and Chief Executive Officer

Saputo Inc.

Mark Collett

Chief Executive Officer

Crosbie Group Ltd.

Guy Cormier

Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

Desjardins Group

Jamie Coulter

Chief Executive Officer

Raymond James Ltd.

Keith Creel

President and Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Stephan Crétier

Founding President and Chief Executive Officer

GardaWorld

Entrepreneurs' Circle

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Daniel Daviau

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc

Marc de La Bruyère

Principal and Managing Director

Maclab Development Group

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Stephen Dent

Partner

Birch Hill Equity Partners Management

Denis Deschamps

Chairman of the Board

Conseil du patronat du Québec

Associate Member

Paul Desmarais, Jr.

Chairman

Power Corporation of Canada

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Avik Dey

President and Chief Executive Officer

Capital Power Corporation

Victor G. Dodig

President and Chief Executive Officer

CIBC

Board of Director

Iggy Domagalski

President and Chief Executive Officer

Wajax Corporation

Laura Dottori-Attanasio

President and Chief Executive Officer

Element Fleet Management

Paul Dubkowski

Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Peller Limited

Alicia Dubois

Co-Chair

Canadian Council for Indigenous Business

Associate Member

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Greg Ebel

President and Chief Executive Officer

Enbridge

Ian Edwards

President and Chief Executive Officer

AtkinsRéalis

Erin Elofson

President, Canada

Mastercard Canada

Darren Entwistle

President and Chief Executive Officer

TELUS Communications

Bob Espey

President and Chief Executive Officer

Parkland Corporation

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Chris Fenton

Group President and Chief Executive Officer

Metro Supply Chain

Laurent Ferreira

President and Chief Executive Officer

National Bank of Canada

Board of Director

Howard Field

President and Chief Executive Officer

Greenfield Global Inc.

Steve Flamand

President and Chief Executive Officer

Hyundai Auto Canada Corporation

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Paul Gallucci

President and Managing Director

Wipro Solutions Canada Limited

Raymond Gatcliffe

Chief Executive Officer

Citibank Canada

Sabrina Geremia

Vice President & Country Managing Director

Google Canada Corporation

John Giamatteo

Chief Executive Officer

BlackBerry Limited

Peter Gilgan

Chairman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Mattamy Asset Management Inc.

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Karina Gistelinck

Asset President Potash

BHP Canada Inc.

Jonathan Gitlin

President and Chief Executive Officer

RioCan REIT

Tim Gitzel

President and Chief Executive Officer

Cameco Corporation

Board of Director

Blake Goldring

Executive Chairman

AGF Management Limited

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Chris Gower

President and Chief Executive Officer

PCL Constructors Inc.

John Graham

President and Chief Executive Officer

CPP Investments

Mike Greenley

Chief Executive Officer

MDA Space

Mike Greidanus

President, Canada and Chief Operating Officer, North America

BGIS

Annick Guérard

President and Chief Executive Officer

Transat A.T. Inc.

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Linda Hasenfratz

Executive Chair

Linamar Corporation

Entrepreneurs' Circle

John Hastings

Chief Executive Officer

Citibank Canada

Kieran Hawe

President and Chief Executive Officer

EllisDon Corporation

Emily Heitman

Country President

Schneider Electric Canada

Greg Hicks

President and Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited

Board of Director

Paul Hill

Executive Chairman

Harvard Developments Corporation

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Rosanne Hill Blaisdell

President and Chief Executive Officer

Harvard Developments

David Hutchens

President and Chief Executive Officer

Fortis Inc.

Blake Hutcheson

President and Chief Executive Officer

OMERS

Goldy Hyder

President and Chief Executive Officer

Business Council of Canada

Board of Director

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Sal Iacono

President and Chief Executive Officer

The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

J

Duncan Jackman

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

E-L Financial Corporation Limited

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Gord Johnston

President and Chief Executive Officer

Stantec Inc.

Hanif Joshaghani

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Symend Inc.

Next-Generation Business Leader

Raj Juneja

President

Cisco Systems Canada, Co.

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David Kassie

Chairman Emeritus

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Michael Katchen

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Wealthsimple

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Faisal Kazi

President and Chief Executive Officer

Siemens Canada Limited

Board of Director

Hassan Khosrowshahi

Chairman

Persis Holdings Ltd.

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Michael Klym

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Goldman Sachs Canada

Max Koeune

President and Chief Executive Officer

McCain Foods Limited

Swamy Kotagiri

Chief Executive Officer

Magna International Inc.

John Kousinioris

President, Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Director

TransAlta Corporation

Rich Kruger

President and Chief Executive Officer

Suncor Energy

Rob Kumer

Chief Executive Officer

KingSett Capital

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Patrick Lamarre

President

Kiewit Canada Group

Stéphane Lespérance

President

Aon Canada

Eva Lorenz

Canada Country Leader

Amazon Canada

Brandt C. Louie

Chairman

London Drugs Limited

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Jon E. Love

Executive Chair

KingSett Capital Inc.

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Richard Luft

Senior Partner

McKinsey & Company

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Jeffrey Maddox

President

Nokia Canada Inc.

Paul Mahon

President and Chief Executive Officer

Great-West Lifeco & Canada Life

Mike Mannix

Founding Partner

Coril Holdings Ltd.

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Nicolas Marcoux

Chief Executive Officer and Senior Partner

PwC Canada

Éric Martel

President and Chief Executive Officer

Bombardier Inc.

Ronald Mathison

Chairman

Matco Investments Ltd.

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Michael McCain

Executive Chair

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Kevin McCreadie

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer

AGF Management Limited

Calvin McDonald

Chief Executive Officer

lululemon

Claudette McGowan

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Protexxa Inc.

Next-Generation Business Leader

David I. McKay

President and Chief Executive Officer

Royal Bank of Canada

Nick McKenna

President

ConocoPhillips Canada

Gordon McKenzie

President and Chief Executive Officer

Canpotex Limited

John McKenzie

Chief Executive Officer

TMX Group Limited

Jonathan McKenzie

President and Chief Executive Officer

Cenovus Energy Inc.

Terrance McKibbon

President and Chief Executive Officer

Bird Construction

Takeshi Mitsui

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mitsui & Co. (Canada) Ltd.

Marcia Moffat

Country Head and Managing Director

BlackRock

Board of Director

Brett Mooney

President and Chief Executive Officer

Amex Bank of Canada

Andrew Moor

President and Chief Executive Officer

Equitable Bank

David Morgenstern

President

Accenture

Marc Morrissette

Executive Chairman

Pelmorex Corp.

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Apala Mukherjee

President

BASF Canada Inc.

Nicolas Mulroney

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Bond Bakery Brands Limited

Next-Generation Business Leader

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Vinod Nalajala

President

The Home Depot Canada

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James O'Sullivan

President and Chief Executive Officer

IGM Financial Inc.

Patrick Oland

Chair

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

Associate Member

Jeffrey Orr

President and Chief Executive Officer

Power Corporation of Canada

Board of Director

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Teresa Palandra

President

Mercer (Canada) Limited

Marc Parent

President and Chief Executive Officer

CAE Inc.

John Peller

Founding Partner

Andrew Peller Limited

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Frédéric Perron

President and Chief Executive Officer

Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc.

Deb Pimentel

Country President

IBM Canada Ltd.

François Poirier

President and Chief Executive Officer

TC Energy

Board of Director

Sam Pollock

Chief Executive Officer

Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Board of Director

Pierre Pomerleau

Executive Chair of the Board

Pomerleau Inc.

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Jonathan Price

President and Chief Executive Officer

Teck Resources

Éric Provost

President and Chief Executive Officer

Laurentian Bank of Canada

Jérôme Pécresse

Chief Executive Officer, Aluminum

Rio Tinto

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David Rawlings

Chief Executive Officer - Canada

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Troy Reeb

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Corus Entertainment Inc.

Dani Reiss

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Canada Goose Inc.

Edward Rihn

President and Chief Executive Officer

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Canada

John Risley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

CFFI Ventures Inc.

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Meghan Roach

President and Chief Executive Officer

Roots Corporation

Board of Director

Tracy Robinson

President and Chief Executive Officer

CN

Board of Director

Maureen Rogers

President and Chief Executive Officer

Pelmorex Corp.

Michael Rousseau

President and Chief Executive Officer

Air Canada

Soumen Roy

Country Head

Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc.

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Zahid Salman

President and Chief Executive Officer

GreenShield

Rowan Saunders

President and Chief Executive Officer

Definity Financial Corporation

Ken Seitz

President and Chief Executive Officer

Nutrien Limited

Board of Director

Lou Serafini, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Fengate Asset Management

Jean-Louis Servranckx

President and Chief Executive Officer

Aecon Group Inc.

Dean Setoguchi

President and Chief Executive Officer

Keyera Corp.

Board of Director

Ian Smith

Chief Executive Officer

Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership

Geoffrey M. Smith

Executive Chair

EllisDon Corporation

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Stephen Smith

Executive Chairman

First National Financial LP

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Darwin Sobkow

President and Chief Executive Officer

Richardson International Ltd.

Nancy Southern

Chair and Chief Executive Officer

ATCO Ltd.

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Tony Staffieri

President and Chief Executive Officer

Rogers Communications

Ronald Stern

President and Chief Executive Officer

Alberta Newsprint Company

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Kevin Strain

President and Chief Executive Officer

Sun Life Financial Inc.

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Mikio Takagi

President and Chief Executive Officer

Canon Canada

Stephen Tanaka

Interim President

Microsoft Canada

Farhaz Thobani

President

Kyndryl Canada

Benjie Thomas

Chief Executive Officer and Senior Partner

KPMG LLP

Scott Thomson

President And Chief Executive Officer

Scotiabank

Peter Tielmann

President and Chief Executive Officer

Palliser Furniture Holdings Ltd.

Garrick Tiplady

Managing Director

Meta

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Shaun Usmar

Chief Executive Officer

Vale Canada Limited

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Jeff Vassart

President

Cargill Limited

An Verhulst-Santos

President and Chief Executive Officer

L'Oréal Canada

Anthony Viel

Chief Executive Officer

Deloitte

Sonja Volpe

Chief Executive Officer and Country Manager

BNP Paribas

Alexis von Hoensbroech

Chief Executive Officer

WestJet

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Jeff Ward

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Animikii

Next-Generation Business Leader

V. Prem Watsa

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited

Entrepreneurs' Circle

Jeff Watt

President

Ledcor Group of Companies

Mike Wessinger

Co Chair

C100 Association

Associate Member

Stastia West

President & Country Chair and Vice President, Canada Integrated Gas

Shell Canada

Galen G. Weston

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

George Weston Limited

Board of Director

John Whelan

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Imperial Oil Limited

Darryl White

Chief Executive Officer

BMO Financial Group

Michiel Wielhouwer

President and Country Manager

Visa Canada

Robert Wildeboer

Executive Chairman and Co-Founder

Martinrea International Inc.

Penny Wise

Chair

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Associate Member

Phil Witherington

President and Chief Executive Officer

Manulife Financial Corporation

Jennifer Wong

Chief Executive Officer

Aritzia LP

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Hitoshi Yamasaki

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mitsubishi Canada Ltd.

Vern Yu

President and Chief Executive Officer

AltaGas Ltd.

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Deanna Zumwalt

President and Chief Executive Officer

Coril Holdings Ltd.

Board of Director